dtnovels Chapter 148: The 28th Star Region
Chapter 148: The 28th Star Region
Leidam stood up, stepped down from the golden throne, waved to the assembled ministers, and the ministers, understanding the situation, bowed respectfully to Leidam before leaving the royal council hall in turn.
As Ryder stepped out the door, Lydam called out, "Ryder, tell Irina to come here."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ryder accepted the order and went to fetch the Queen.
A short while later, Ryder and Irina arrived at the Royal Council Hall, and Ryder withdrew. The six princes paid their respects to their mother.
“Irina, I think we can tell the four of them the truth. They’re not young anymore.”
"Yes."
Wei Zhou and the other three stared blankly at Leidam and Irina, their faces full of questions or rather, suspicion.
“Your Majesty, let me speak. Children, none of you four are my biological children.”
"Huh?!" The four exclaimed in surprise, seemingly in disbelief.
"Mother, you're not trying to scare me, are you? I promise I'll never be naughty again." Lai Feiyuan said, her voice trembling with tears, her hand seemingly wiping them away.
Irina stepped forward and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Leifyuan's eyes. "Children, now that you're all grown up, you should know the truth."
Therefore, Irina told the four of them their identities, the relationship between Zhou Yuan, Wei Shan, and Lefia and the Star Luo Empire, as well as all the information about the Earth Empire's prohibition on clones from dating, marrying, and having children.
The four listened quietly to their mother, Irina's, narration. They were first stunned, and then seemed to experience strong emotional fluctuations.
"Father has sacrificed so much for the Earth Empire, why does the Earth Empire treat him like this?" Lei Feiyuan was furious, her lips pouting.
“Girl, this is the law of the Earth Empire. Your father once wanted to push for this legal change, but he gave up. He believed that if the clones were not prohibited, the Earth Empire would be in a state of division and conflict or even collapse. However, your father felt guilty for the love that Wei Shan and Lei Fia had for him, so he could only hide from the Earth Empire and entrust the four of you to the Star Luo Empire, saying that you would all be citizens of the Star Luo Empire from now on.”
“Girl, to be honest, I have a lot of objections to this law of the Earth Empire, but after thinking about it carefully, it really is the only way. Your father is farsighted and always thinks of the Earth Empire in everything he does, which is commendable. I admire him the most in the world.”
"Father, Mother, where are Dad and Mom now?"
“Yuanmei, the three of them came here to visit you five hundred years ago after fighting the ‘Magic Dark Domain’ in the Great Magellanic Galaxy. You were very young then. Later, the three of them returned to the Armenian Cosmic Great Wall Earth Empire Galaxy Base.”
"Brother Dafei, why haven't those three come to visit us in the past five hundred years? As far as I know, it only takes about a month for their warships from the Earth Empire's Milky Way base to get here."
“Sister, this is probably the case. I think the three of them were sent to a high-light-speed world. In that high-light-speed world, there is a time dilation effect. One year there might be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years here.”
“Brother Daya, I understand now. Our lifespan is only a little over four thousand years. If Mom and Dad are really in a world with a very high light speed, then we will never see them again in our lifetime.” Lai Feiyuan and the other three couldn’t help but burst into tears.
"Yes, that's true. But I have a way that might allow you to contact them."
"Really? That's great!" The four of them became excited again.
"The Earth Empire's fleet base in the Andromeda Galaxy previously called for support from the Milky Way via hyperspace communication due to the invasion of two Norm Star systems. It is estimated that the Earth Empire's Milky Way galaxy will arrive at the Andromeda Galaxy in ten days. Father, we can take this opportunity to send a hyperspace greeting to Uncle and Aunt, but we don't know how long it will take for them to receive this greeting."
"Daia, you're amazing! No wonder you're a scientist." Lydam was also very happy, after all, he hadn't been in contact with Lydia for five hundred years. The family became excited again, and Zhou Yuan's four children were naturally eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Earth Empire's Milky Way galaxy. The family began to plan what kind of message to send to Zhou Yuan, Wei Shan, and Lefia.
Leidaya actually produced a recording of an interview with Zhou Yuan, Wei Shan, and Leifia from a studio on a planet of the Sand Star human race, featuring Peak and Jamie. This was the first time the four of them had seen their parents, so they were naturally very interested and moved, watching the recording over a dozen times.
The Earth Empire's fleet base in the Andromeda Galaxy soon detected a slight hyperspace oscillation in distant space. Analysis revealed that this hyperspace oscillation involved nineteen star systems traveling through hyperspace! One hyperspace oscillation wave matched the characteristics of hyperspace travel within the Earth Empire's Milky Way galaxy. An hour later, the Andromeda Galaxy fleet base indeed received a message from Thomas, the commander-in-chief of the Earth Empire's fleet, stating that the Milky Way galaxy, along with eighteen other star system fleets, would arrive at the Andromeda Galaxy cluster in nine days.
Five hundred years have passed since Zhou Yuan and his companions left the Armenian Cosmic Great Wall. During these five hundred years, the Earth Empire's Milky Way galaxy base within the Armenian Cosmic Great Wall has discovered a considerable number of relatively "clean" galaxies, many containing supermassive black holes at their centers. These "clean" black hole galaxies, like Tianxing II, have been utilized by the Earth Empire to form its galactic fleet. Currently, the Earth Empire possesses sixty-four such galactic fleets, including those of the Milky Way and Tianxing II!
Four hundred and eighty years ago, five Earth Empire fleets, at the request of the "Matrix Civilization," were dispatched to the 28th star sector of the 5th quadrant to conquer the Soleta Cosmic Great Wall Group. Four hundred years ago, twelve Earth Empire fleets were dispatched to the 28th star sector of the 35th quadrant to conquer the Kelly Cosmic Great Wall Group; the thirteen star systems of the fortress belonged to the Kelly Cosmic Great Wall Group. Three hundred years ago, eight Earth Empire fleets were dispatched to the 28th star sector of the 56th quadrant to conquer the Rama Cosmic Great Wall Group. Two hundred years ago, ten Earth Empire fleets were dispatched to the 28th star sector of the 71st quadrant to conquer the Samoyed Cosmic Great Wall Group. One hundred years ago, nine Earth Empire fleets were dispatched to the 28th star sector of the 14th quadrant to conquer the Karavad Cosmic Great Wall Group.
The "Matrix Civilization" was actually the Cosmic Great Wall Group, which was conquering the 28th Star Region. The 28th Star Region meant that the speed of light in that world's dimensional space was 1200c0. The Earth Empire faithfully carried out the orders of the "Matrix Civilization."
Fortunately, the Andromeda Galaxy Cluster is located on the edge of the Virgo Cluster, and the interstellar space is still large enough that nineteen galaxies suddenly appeared, including the Milky Way, which is also adjacent to the Andromeda Galaxy.
At the Pan-Interstellar Alliance General Assembly, Thomas announced news that shocked all the other members.
"Everyone, I am very sorry. The Earth Empire will be leaving this place, which is the 64th star system in the universe. All of us humans on Earth, including all star system fleets, will be heading to the 28th star system in the universe. The reason for this is that our 'masters,' namely the 'Matrix Civilization,' have detected that the dark forces of the universe are accelerating their encroachment on the Great Wall at the edge of the universe. Darkness will eventually come. Our 'masters' have clearly told us that if we calculate at the speed of light here, and given the trend of the dark forces' expansion, this place will cease to exist in about 500,000 years. You may think that 500,000 years is quite a long time, but 500,000 years here is only 5,000 years in the 28th star system. In 5,000 years, we need to establish ourselves in the 28th star system, compete with other Great Wall groups for control of the 28th star system, and prepare for the encroachment of the dark forces and war defense. Therefore, our mission in the 28th star system will be quite arduous within 5,000 years."
"Commander-in-Chief, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is, if any of you are willing to leave this place with us, that is, leave the 64th star system of the universe and go to the 28th star system of the universe, our Earth Empire will not refuse you. Leaving or not is voluntary. However, as I just said, in 500,000 years, all the star systems here will eventually be eroded and destroyed by the dark forces of the universe."
"Commander-in-Chief, from what you're saying, there must be quite a few Cosmic Wall Groups in the universe. Can't these groups unite to fight against the dark forces of the universe?"
"If these lords of the Cosmic Wall Group were to work together, this universe would probably not be expanding at such an accelerated pace right now. Our 'Master' has the ambition to unify the Cosmic Wall, but he is still relatively new to the game. Although many lords of the Cosmic Wall Group are willing to cooperate with 'Master,' there are still quite a few who resist or even oppose him. That's why 'Master' has united with those lords who are willing to cooperate to wage war against those who are hostile."
"But there's one thing I don't understand: why do we have to go to the 28th Star Region?"
"Your Majesty Lydam, that's an excellent question. To be honest, I don't know either. There must be a reason why 'Master' chose the 28th Star Region. There's something I need to tell you: all six star system fleets dispatched by the Earth Empire throughout various periods, including the first one led by Dean Zhou Yuan, the Tianxing II Star System Fleet, went to the 28th Star Region. And right now, our nineteen star system fleets here will soon be heading to the 28th Star Region as well."
"Is the 28th Star Region really that important?"
"This is what the 'master' means. I personally guess that the 28th Star Region must have something special about it."
The leaders and representatives of the forty-three alliance members fell silent for a moment.
If what Earth Empire Fleet Commander Thomas said is true, within 500,000 years, or even less, the star systems and civilizations here will be destroyed by the dark forces of the universe. Within 500,000 years, the Alliance members may have already crossed the Great Wall of the Universe. However, reality is cruel; Alliance members cannot always develop peacefully and safely. For example, with the recent invasion of the two Norm Star Systems, without the Earth Empire's Andromeda Galaxy fleet, the forty-three members of the Pan-Interstellar Alliance would probably have been wiped out.
In this dark, power-driven universe, remaining unscathed seems impossible. Without the protection of the Earth Empire, it might not even survive ten thousand years. However, if they follow the Earth Empire, they might not even be cannon fodder, and the very meaning of civilization's existence would be questioned. Asking the Earth Empire to leave behind a star system fleet as "guardians" of the alliance members is problematic, as this fleet has neither the responsibility nor the obligation to accompany and protect alliance members for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.